2000 AD #1651

Prog 1651 of "The Galaxy's Greatest Comic" announces a new Strontium Dog thriller with a striking cover by Simon Fraser: a figure known as Lulu Romanov stands wading in a flooded, dimly lit chamber, her body adorned with dark, writhing creatures, while two ghostly figures flank her against a circular barred window. The tagline "The Slaughter Babe — Lulu Romanov's back to bathe in the blood of her enemies" sets a deliciously sinister tone for what's waiting inside. If Fraser's eerily atmospheric cover is any indication, this 2009 anthology is in confident, unsettling form.